(earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")

16. clear

(sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars")

17. clear

(pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs")

18. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate

(pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")

19. clear, solve

(settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt")

20. clear

(make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering")

21. clear

(rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer")

22. clear

(remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat")